15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

Forster, a variation of Foster or potentially even Forester, is associated with British novelist E.M. Forster, author of A Passage to India, Howard's End, and A Room with a View. But if you choose Forster, you'd always have to force that 'r'.

Tolkien was first used as a baby name in 2017, and charted again in 2020, undoubtedly in honor of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings series. It means "son of Tolk," Tolk being both a word and a nickname for an interpreter.

Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.

Adds some spunk and Latin rhythm to mundane Martin.

Best known as the name of a chimpanzee living in the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University.

Intriguing short form of Guilherme, heard in Portugal and Brazil. Guion Bluford was the first African American to go to space.

These wild dogs eat babies, they do not inspire baby names.

An Old Testament name -- he was the eldest son of Joseph -- that's still used in the Jewish community.

Azerbaijani and alternative Arabic spelling of Yunus, from Jonah "dove".

As a first name, Atlee is a common choice in the Amish community.

If you're German and you love to fish -- then maybe.

The unique name of Aziz Ansari's scene-stealing physician father, Shoukath is more commonly heard as a surname.